10th Annual Southwest Iowa Car Cruise Leaves Creston on Sunday

10th Annual Southwest Iowa Car Cruise Leaves Creston on Sunday

 

 

Dave and Deb Gammell’s timed scenic run covers 216 miles and 13 towns, turns around in Boone, and sends the proceeds home to Creston

 

If you are going

• What: 10th annual Southwest Iowa Car Cruise

• When: Sunday, October 11. Be on site by 8 a.m. to register. Departure is 9 a.m. sharp. Planned return to Creston is 4:44 p.m.

• Where: Southwestern Community College parking lot, Creston. A Casey’s sits just south of the college street.

• Cost: $25 per vehicle, paid by the driver. Includes a T-shirt and the route pamphlet. Extra T-shirts are $16.

• Who: Cars, pickups, family vehicles, and motorcycles. Hold the posted speed. On the open road the line runs about 49 mph. No street rod required.

• Route: Secret until you register. 13 towns, 216 miles, north to a turnaround in Boone, then back to Creston. Morning and afternoon stops, plus an hour in Boone at noon.

• Proceeds: Creston Area Food Pantry.

• Also Sunday morning: two homemade cookies per cruiser, from Paulette and Donnie Marsh, before the start. A 50/50 drawing, tickets sold before departure.

Call or text Dave at 712-789-0155, or email dgammell@netins.net. All lowercase on the email.

 

Registration, cost, and where the money goes

Registration is $25 per vehicle. A car full of people is still $25, paid by the driver. That fee includes a T-shirt and the route pamphlet. Extra shirts are $16. Dave started the fee at $20, moved it to $25, and said he would feel guilty at $30. He does not ask for sponsorship. The cruise is Dave and Deb’s to put on, and he said costs keep getting tougher.

Pre-registration is closed. Sign up the morning of the cruise, and be there by 8 a.m. Registration takes a while. Numbers are down a little this year. Dave blamed a rainy stretch that made people cautious, and gas prices. The forecast he is watching now calls for a beautiful day in the mid-70s. There is a Casey’s just south of the street the college is on, for anybody who wants to fill up before staging.

As in past years, the money from the starting town goes back to that community. This year that is Creston, and the proceeds go to the Creston Area Food Pantry. Last year the cruise left Shenandoah and the proceeds went to the Shenandoah food bank. The year before, an Atlantic crew rented the park across from the courthouse and fed the group after the run.